Yesterday we appeared to get a few nail pops. But i think today mr hammer will come back to bang them back down.
this month has been aweful for any timing strategies. One day i wish i was in then the next day i am glad im not in.
Yesterday we appeared to get a few nail pops. But i think today mr hammer will come back to bang them back down.
this month has been aweful for any timing strategies. One day i wish i was in then the next day i am glad im not in.
11.80% for 2012, 24.79% for 2013, -5.13% for 2014 , 4.94% for 2015 WTF?, -0.04% for 2016 , 13.09% for 2017======= 8.23% , Moved to Vanguard in 2018
Vanguard. But i have a few dollars invested with them.
http://www.vanguard.com/pdf/v414.pdf
Last edited by rktect1; 01-30-2015 at 07:41 AM.
11.80% for 2012, 24.79% for 2013, -5.13% for 2014 , 4.94% for 2015 WTF?, -0.04% for 2016 , 13.09% for 2017======= 8.23% , Moved to Vanguard in 2018
I don't take positions bigger then 2% of my account, for me to drop 13K on a trade I would need to have 637,500.00 If I had that kind if money, I wouldn't be hanging out here, I'd be doing this full time.
Retired, 50G/50C_ BLOG: Stats for April, 2024 Stats
I feel like people are getting a little riled up here and that is not my intention.
My point is that if you buy six shares of an $80 stock and pay $16 for the trade then the $480 investment has to work pretty damn hard to post a true gain. That will be some really tired money in need of a well deserved break.
That was my only point here. Sorry if I ruffled some feathers.
As an aside. I have a day job. I will always have it until I retire because I'm clearly not smart enough and intuitive enough about the market to make an actual living off of it. I'm hear to listen to those people who do understand investing, specifically as related to my limited ift tsp account. When I don't listen to those people I end up with a year like 2014. Well not usually that bad.
Also, I bought 150 shares of PG. It is now down $1 a share. So I am out $154 right now. Your horse is winning.
Last edited by rktect1; 01-30-2015 at 09:49 AM.
11.80% for 2012, 24.79% for 2013, -5.13% for 2014 , 4.94% for 2015 WTF?, -0.04% for 2016 , 13.09% for 2017======= 8.23% , Moved to Vanguard in 2018
Retired, 50G/50C_ BLOG: Stats for April, 2024 Stats
NP, Yes, you are correct, to make a trade like that I don't need to be right, I must to be really right. The key point here, I'm not trying to make money right now, if I was, then I would have added more risk.
Retired, 50G/50C_ BLOG: Stats for April, 2024 Stats
What a rubber-neck of a week!
Retired, 50G/50C_ BLOG: Stats for April, 2024 Stats
While it wasn't a great month for many, it was an outstanding month for a few. As one of our forum elders likes to say "It's Report Card Time."
The end of month 2-day stint in the C-Fund did little to increase my performance for the month, but over each of those 2 days, the C-Fund did outperform the S-Fund, thus this specific objective was achieved.
Given the volatility, finishing out the month with -1.57% was no surprise, I calculated I should stay invested the majority of the month (which I did) and that calculation did not yield the desired results, but it did yield the desired outcome in the fact I am outperforming the C-Fund by 1.43% and the S-Fund by .28%
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Retired, 50G/50C_ BLOG: Stats for April, 2024 Stats
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